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How to use extraordinary in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun

Extraordinary means out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual. Example: “Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years.”

Examples of extraordinary by meaning

adjectiveOut of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

  • Everybody knew I was an extraordinary person.1921, G. B. Shaw, Back to Methuselah
  • The Houses may meet in extraordinary sessions at the request of the Government, of the Permanent Deputation or of the overall majority of members of either of the two Houses.1978, Spanish Constitution of 1978
  • Tony Woodcock's early try and a penalty from fourth-choice fly-half Stephen Donald were enough to see the All Blacks home in an extraordinary match that defied all pre-match predictions.2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport

adjectiveRemarkably good.

  • an extraordinary poet

adjectiveSpecial or supernumerary.

  • the physician extraordinary in a royal household
  • an extraordinary professor in a German university

More sentences with extraordinary

  • Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years.From the entry progress
  • This composer’s musical work is of extraordinary consistence.From the entry consistence
  • However, perhaps the most extraordinary railway line was still to come: the Trans-Siberian.2025 November 12, Tony Streeter, “All around the world”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 44. From the entry Trans-Siberian
  • Since its launch in November last year, ChatGPT has become an extraordinary hit.2023 January 13, Ian Sample, “ChatGPT: what can the extraordinary artificial intelligence chatbot do?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry souped-up
  • In early September, Niemann scored an extraordinary win against Carlsen during an in-person tournament in St.2022 September 23, Brian Pempus, “Hans Niemann Eliminated, Magnus Carlsen A -350 Betting Favorite To Win Online Chess Event”, in Forbes. From the entry classical
  • Its popularity among the Eʋe communities and other ethnic groups in Ghana and beyond has been extraordinary.2022, Fernando Palacios Mateos, editor, Comprendiendo/Understanding América, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador [Pontifical…. From the entry Eʋe
  • But I'm not gonna let you bring Amily into your extraordinary brand of bullroar.2022 June 15, “The Four Horsemen”, in God's Favorite Idiot, episode 7, spoken by Clark Thompson (Ben Falcone). From the entry bullroar
  • Germany were there for the taking, cut open with extraordinary relish by the Mexico attack.2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The…. From the entry scudding
  • That is the biggest nominal amount in modern history, and extraordinary any way you slice it.2018 August 1, Annie Lowrey, “Jeff Bezos’s $150 Billion Fortune Is a Policy Failure”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original…. From the entry hectobillionaire
  • Cavendish was clearly an extraordinary man, fortunate enough to be born to a family of extraordinary means.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York…. From the entry brakeman
  • In the creation of supercrip stories, nondisabled people don't celebrate any particular achievement, however extraordinary or mundane.2015, Eli Clare, Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation, page 8. From the entry supercrip
  • He showed the way and had to then take on the extraordinary pressures of scrillions of copycats.2014, Piers Martin, “Aphex Twin: ‘His music is a perfect mix of mystery and adrenaline’”, in The Guardian. From the entry scrillion
  • This extraordinary act—while not completely unthinkable—becomes explicable if Earnshaw’s compassion is underscored by culpability.2011, Graham Joyce, “Narrative and Regeneration: The Little Monsters Of Templeton by Lauren Groff”, in Danel Olson, editor, 21st-century…. From the entry pseudoincest
  • At the centre of Muhammad's achievement was the extraordinary poetry which enshrined his revelations.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 256. From the entry enshrine
  • Like Nijinsky he had an astounding jump, an extraordinary neck, an animal intensity, an actor’s changefulness.2009 April 12, Alastair Macaulay, “‘This Probably Isn’t Possible, But ...’”, in New York Times. From the entry changefulness
  • Biotics possess extraordinary abilities, but they must live with minor inconveniences.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Life as a Biotic Codex entry. From the entry appetite
  • But maybe this indecorousness should be standard technique, because the music making was extraordinary.2008 April 15, Allan Kozinn, “Using Sharp, Vehement Gestures to Produce Expansive Sounds”, in New York Times. From the entry indecorousness
  • These are some of the most extraordinary and unsettling times in Kenya's postindependence history.2007 December 23, Joshua Hammer, “The African Front”, in New York Times. From the entry postindependence
  • A quantitative change in the evolving human brain, however, has produced a qualitative change of extraordinary significance.2006, Ann Allart Wilcock, An Occupational Perspective of Health, →ISBN, page 59. From the entry superprimate
  • New York's latest traumascape was a site every bit as extraordinary as its counterpart in Stalinist Moscow.2005, Maria M. Tumarkin, Traumascapes: The Power and Fate of Places Transformed by Tragedy. From the entry traumascape
  • I don't believe that heroes are extraordinary people— I believe they are ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.2004, Vickie Girard, There's No Place Like Hope, →ISBN, page 69. From the entry not all heroes wear capes
  • But he's a serious man who has given extraordinary and powerful performances.2004 October, Sean Astin, Joe Layden, There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page. From the entry goofy goober
  • A helm of extraordinary craftsmanship, wroght with amber and gold, rested on his head.2003, Christopher Paolini, “Prologue: Shade of Fear”, in Eragon, page 2. From the entry craftsmanship
  • Sincerest apologies from Everest, which admits that a damp course was, by an extraordinary oversight, not included.2001 June 20, Anna Tims, The Guardian. From the entry damp course
  • Deen is an irresistible example of that extraordinary phenomenon of Southern womanhood, the steel magnolia.1998, John Berendt (introduction), The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook, Random House, Inc., →ISBN, page xv. From the entry steel magnolia
  • The gains in the therapeutic capabilities of medicine during my lifetime have been simply extraordinary.1996, Leon Eisenberg, “Medicine and the Idea of Progress”, in Leo Marx and Bruce Mazlish, editors, Progress: Fact or Illusion?, University…. From the entry scotoma
  • Perhaps we can make some sense of this extraordinary work by making it a little more "intraordinary".1994, Ken Dowden, “The Roman Audience of the Golden Ass”, in James Tatum, editor, The Search for the Ancient Novel, Baltimore, Md.…. From the entry intraordinary
  • Jania Taylor is a magicienne with extraordinary skills and many tricks up her sleeve.1992, Ticket to Read!: 1992 Ohio Summer Reading Program Manual, page 35. From the entry magicienne
  • A certain mystique has always been attached to his extraordinary leaps.1991, Peter F. Ostwald, Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap Into Madness. From the entry échappé
  • An extraordinary bird of passage named Nila Magidoff made a great impression in those country houses.1991, Sallie Bingham, Passion and Prejudice: A Family Memoir, with an Introduction, Hal Leonard Corporation, →ISBN, page 44. From the entry Nila
  • Tam is a telepath of extraordinary talent, even for a Betazoid.1990 April 23, Dennis Putman Bailey, David Bischoff, “Tin Man”, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 3, episode 20, spoken by Deanna…. From the entry first contact
  • The weapons they use in these pursuits are finished with extraordinary skill.1987, John Hemming, Amazon Frontier: The Defeat of the Brazilian Indians, page 449. From the entry imbé
  • These thin, flexible fins contribute to the blue shark's extraordinary maneuverability in the water.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 128. From the entry maneuverability
  • This extraordinary world—is this how life wants me to live it?1979, Bernard Malamud, chapter 8, in Dubin’s Lives. From the entry on keel

Meaning of extraordinary

  1. adjective Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
  2. adjective Remarkably good.
  3. adjective Special or supernumerary.

Full definition of extraordinary

Questions about extraordinary in a sentence

How do you use extraordinary in a sentence?
Extraordinary is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years.”
What is a short sentence with extraordinary?
“an extraordinary poet”
What does extraordinary mean?
Extraordinary means out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

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